I stopped at an air-cooled nazi's lot yesterday on the way back from
Yosemite and the guy told me he runs his diesel on 'mineral oil'.  When I
asked where he get's it he responded with, 'that's a secret'.  Anyone have
any idea what 'mineral oil' might be?  He also said he hadn't paid for fuel
in more than a year and he uses all sorts (veggie, bio, petro, et cetera).

On 5/30/08, Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Forgive the bandwith but perhaps Pensioner can suggest alternate routes for
> this I-5 commuter.  I come from Tracy so any kind of rail is out of the
> question; I posted on all carpool boards available, to no avail - not one
> response.  Nobody wants to ride in a vintage Vanagon!  A syncro no less!
> (Ok so really I didn't tell them what kind of car they would ride in!)
>
> Anyway, for the time being I work on Capitol Mall and all northbound 5 is
> closed from tonight through am. June 9th (5:00am I think) so any
> vacationers
> heading this way be forewarned.  There will be another northbound closure
> later in the month and also a couple of southbound closures during June -
> July.
>
> Donna, 1987 sycnro, any commute suggestions welcome!
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a tiny mineral royalty holding in Nolan County Texas.  The
> > recent sale of 217 bbl was at a price of 104$US/bbl  per the Texas
> > Railroad Commission records and Sheridan Production Company.  That was
> > executed on 4/30.
> >
> > My portion of the sale netted a pre-tax 217$US just enough for 3.5
> > tanks of regular.
> >
> > So when those titzonaritz folks on CNN/FNN tell you that crude is at
> > 130, that's futures.  Your friendly local Shell/Chevron/Exxon/BP
> > adjusts their gasoline prices for the futures thereby profiting
> > obscenely from the actual vs futures price.  Even more slimy is the
> > fact that the gasoline you bought today was manufactured using crude
> > purchased at LESS than the 104$US/bbl.   Bend over, here it comes
> > again.
> >
> > I hear tell that folks are locking up their 'fry oil' containers in
> > the northwest.  Visit the NYtimes website for more details on that sad
> > state of affairs.   For those considering the free fry oil and bayou
> > diesel, those days are gone for the most part.
> >
> > In the short run, a daypass on RT here in Sacramento is still 2.50 for
> > an all day E ticket ride, complete with a reality dip into the lower
> > social strata and the opportunity visit locales one would not
> > ordinarily frequent.   Fine entertainment and inexpensive transport.
> > Now of course you have to figure out the bus schedule/lightrail
> > schedule to find your way to your destination, but hey, beats sitting
> > in traffic and the comprehensive guide is only a buck.  Beats sodoku
> > by a mile.
> >
> > I have required that the cat get a day job to subsidize the increased
> > cost of hairball fuel due to rising transportation costs.  The cat is
> > thus far unimpressed, however as rations run short I'm sure the
> > attention level will rise.
> >
> > pensioner
> >
>

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Neil
'82 Diesel Westy
Peace of